Curtain-fixture.



G. G. SANDS.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

AFPLIOATION FILED JAN.13, 1912.

Patented Deo. l0, 1912.

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CURTAIN FIXTURE. APPLIGATION HLBD 11111.13, 1912.

Patented Dec. 10, 1912.

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CURTAIN-FIXTURE.

Application led. January 13, 1912.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, GEORGE Gr. SANDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain- Fixtures, of which the following is a speciication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

rlhis invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in curtains, shades and screens and relates particularly to means for raising and lowering window shades.

The invention has for its primary object a simple, durable and efficient construction of devices whereby a window shade may be easily raised and lowered and whereby the hand grip, such as a tassel or the like, may at all times be within convenient reach, no matter how high the shade is raised, while at the same time, in the lowered position of the shade, the tassel or similar hand hold will be held close to the lower edge of the shade and not permitted to dangle over the window sill or rest loosely thereon, where it would not only be unsightly, but would be liable to be accidentally caught and effect the accidental raising of the shade. And the invention also aims to generally improve this class of devices and to render them more useful and commercially desirable. y

lVith these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combinations of parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a window shade equipped with my invention; Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of the hand hold on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4

is a detail perspective view of a pulley frame employed; Fig. 5 is a similar view of a guide that is used; Fig. 6 is a view illustrating a modified arrangement of the parts when the device is used in connection with upper and lower shades; and Figs. 7 and 8` illustrate modications hereinafter specifically referred to.

Corresponding and like parts are referred Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. iO, 1912.

Serial No. 670,977.

to heroin andy designated in the accompanying drawings by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a rolling window shade of the conventional spring-retracted type, and 2 designates the casing or hem at the lower edge of the shade, containing the ordinary wooden bar 3. The bar 3 has an eye or clip 4 secured to it, preferably midway of its ends, and the shade actuating cord 5 is fastened in any desired way to the eye 4L at one end, said cord passing around a peripherally grooved pulley or roller 6 which is mounted upon a preferably steel pin 7 secured to a pulley casing which embodies preferably sheet metal sides 8 connected at their upper ends by a recessed cross vbar 9 providing guiding channels or recesses 10. The frame thus produced is adapted to be inserted in and securely held within a casing 11 which may be of any desired construction or design and it is preferably so formed that an ordinary tassel 12 may be easily secured around it. The clip t is provided with a guide 13 through which one stretch or run of the cord 5 passes, the upper end of the cord being secured in any desired way to the head of the window frame, as at 14.

From as much of the description as has preceded, in connection with the correlated views of the accompanying drawings, it will be understood that when the tassel is grasped to raise or lower the shade 1, the cord 5 will have a running connection with the pulley 6 and accordingly the tassel will be at all times within easy reach of the operator, no mattei' how high the curtain is raised and,`in the lowered position of the curtain, will be close to the bar 3 and hem 2 and will not be permitted to trail over the window sill or rest loosely thereon. The guide 13 will assist in facilitating the raising and lowering movements of the one and will tend to avoid the liability of the cord becoming entangled.

In the embodiment of my invention illus trated in Fig. 6, t-he device is shown as used ;with two shades or curtains, one above the other, the uppermost shade being designated A and the lowermost shade B. In this embodiment of the invention, there are of course two cords 5, one for each shade, while the casing 11 with its tassel 12 and inclosed pulley frame and pulley may be similar to the corresponding parts hereinbefore described in connection with Fig. 1. In order that the cords 5 may be partially hidden back of the shades A and B I connect the said cords at one end to a bracket 15 which, as clearly illustrated in the drawings, extends in front of the upper shade roller down around the same to a point back of the lower shade roller, the bracket being provided with an attaching lug 18 through which are passed screws or similar fastening devices to secure the bracket to the head of the window frame. The operation of this embodiment of t-he invention will be geadily understood from what has gone be* ore.

It is to be understood that my invention is not limited to the precise construction, arrangement and proportions of the parts hereinbefore described, but that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. For example, reference is to be had to Fig. 8 wherein, instead of a tassel 12, a ring, designated 17, is provided, said ring being formed with laterally spaced. upstanding ears 18 in which is journaled the pulley 6a, around which the shade cord 5 passes. The ring 17 may be formed of pressed steel and covered with any desired material, if desired. Fig. 7 illustrates another embodiment of the invention, in which the cord 5 is shown as passing around a pulley Gb which is journaled in a wooden or metal casing 11, any desired number of thimbles 19 being secured to the casing 11a, as by the longitudinally extending screw 20, the thimbles being so shaped as to form a proper foundation for a tassel or similar evice.

In the preferred embodiment and arrangecharacter described, of a cord connectedat one end to the lower end of the shade, a pulley around which the cord passes directly downward from the lower end of the shade and thence upward back of the shade, means to which the other end of the cord is connected back of and at the top of the shade, and a hand hold carrying said pulley.

2. The combination with a shade of the character described, of a cord connected at one endto the lower end of the shade, a pulley, the cord passing directly downward from the lower end of the shade rearwardly yaround said pulley and thence upwardly back of the shade and fixedly held at its other end at the top of the shade, a hand hold carrying said pulley, and a guide secured to the lower end of the shade and in the rear thereof and through which the rear stretch of said cord freely passes.

3. The combination with a shade of the character described, of a clip secured to the lower edge thereof, a vertically disposed guide connected to the clip and extending upwardly therefrom back of the lower end of the shade, a pulley, a cord connected at one end to said clip and extending directly downward therefrom rearwardly around the pulley and having an upwardly extending stretch passing through said guide behind the shade and connected at its upper end in a ixed manner, and a hand grip carrying said pulley.

4. The combination with upper and lower shades of the character described, of a bracket adapted to be secured to a window frame and to extend downwardly in front of and around the upper shade roller to a point in the rear of the lower shade roller, cords connected at one end to the respective shades at the lower edges thereof and at their other ends to the lower end of said bracket, pulleys around which the cords sep` arately pass, and hand holds carrying said pulleys, the hand holds being freely suspended by the cords.

5. The combination with a shade of the character described, of a pulley, a casing in which said pulley is journaled, a hand hold casing adapted to receive the pulley casing, the pulley casing being formed with spring tangs adapted tov snap out into the hand hold casing to hold the two casings together, and a cord secured at one end to the lower end of the shade and extending directly downward therefrom rearwardly around the pulley and provided with an upwardly extending stretch passing behind the shade and connected at its upper end in a fixed manner. Y I

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

. GEORGE G. SANDS.

Witnesses: f

ARCHIBALD MoCoLL, PHILIP A. RIVA.

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